CAREW virtually wrapped up the division one championship of the Dragon Sports Pembroke County Cricket League after beating Lawrenny by six wickets.

CAREW virtually wrapped up the division one championship of the Dragon Sports Pembroke County Cricket League after beating Lawrenny by six wickets.

Lawrenny batted first and scored 155 with Andrew Cole Jnr making a fine 50 and Christian Phillips getting 22. For Carew Simon Wood took 4-36, Darren Thomas 3-48 and Robert Scourfield 2-22.

Scourfield then led the Carew reply with a superb 71 not out and with the help of Phil Jones (33 no) steered Carew nearer the title.

They now have a 65-point lead over second-placed Haverfordwest and with three games remaining can only really be caught mathematically.

Haverfordwest did their best by winning at Whitland by 65 runs with Andrew (43) and Stephen Phillips (41 no) and Jonathan Twigg (36) getting most of their runs and Stephen Phillips taking a brilliant 5-8 and Clive Tucker 4-10. For Whitland, Paul Davies top scored with 33 and Paul Webb took 5-31.

Phil Williams made 78 for Cresselly at home to Llangwm and Richard Harris 49, but the visitors managed a draw thanks to a superb 97 by Alistair Platten.

Pembroke look doomed to relelgation after losing by four wickets at Narberth for whom Nicky Evans took 3-12, Chris Jones 2-11 and Gary Hughes 2-18.

By contrast, the division two title race is still wide open as leaders Lamphey were held to a draw by visitors Carew II. Jeremy Griffiths made 62 for Carew II and Peter Hall 62 and Greg England 41 did well for the leaders.

Saundersfoot are second following their six-wicket win at Stackpole with Daniel Caine taking a magnificent 6-26, and Neyland are in third spot after Paul Murray made 68 not out in their nine-wicket victory over Johnston.

Fishguard and Lechryd are locked together at the top of division three after beating Cresselly II and Lawrenny II respectively with Darren John (57 no) and Richard Evans (44 no) forging a match-winning partnership for Fishguard.

Alan McLelland had a fine all-round game for division four table-toppers Herbrandston, making 55 and taking 4-18 in their six-wicket win over Whitland II, but Llangwm II are not far away in second place after accounting for Haverfordwest III by seven wickets.